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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs Proctor vs Maidstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Peru | Proctor | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
434 |
1,794Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$85,833±$32k 6% above VT |
| Peru and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
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| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.